Former Lions teammates react to potential Matthew Stafford trade out of Detroit

Lots of love out there for Stafford from guys who played with him in Detroit

Saturday night’s breaking news that the Detroit Lions will attempt to trade longtime quarterback Matthew Stafford sent shock waves across the Lions landscape.

It even struck a few former teammates of Stafford. Several players who spent time alongside Stafford in his 12 seasons in Detroit offered some opinions on Twitter on the stunning news.

The most prominent one came from Golden Tate, who caught 416 passes from Stafford in four-plus seasons in Detroit before being traded in 2018. Tate spent the last two seasons with the New York Giants.

His tribute to Stafford was retweeted by several Lions players and alums, including current RB/PR Jamal Agnew,

 

The “Voice of the Lions:”, Dan Miller, offered his take too,